Shellyedmb117
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Hello everyone-I'm new here and hoping for some answers. I'm a 26 year old female. To give you some background..I had gastric bypass in December of 2011, then had my gallbladder out in January of 2012. Seems as though I have not been in very good health since. Anyways, a few weeks ago, I was out at a restaurant w/ my boyfriend. I noticed that my head felt funny. It felt as though I was on laughing gas from the dentist's office. I didn't know what the feeling was, of course. I have never had a seizure before. We got our food, and I remember staring at it for a while, just trying to figure out why my head felt so funny. That's when I lost all memory. My boyfriend said I looked up and I had a very surprised look on my face. He said I threw up my hands and at that moment, I fell out of the booth and had a grand mal seizure. He stated I woke up afterwards, but wouldn't respond to anyone. My memory returns to me once I was on the ambulance. I remember asking them "What happened?" and they told me. This is the first time in my entire life I've ever seized. The ER did an MRI and blood work, all which came back normal. After the seizure I had a terrible headache and nausea.
The week before my seizure, I did have some kind of viral illness. They tested me for mononucleosis which was negative, but I had every symptom of mono. They said sometimes viral illnesses can cause some brain swelling, which could have led to my seizure. Otherwise, they have no clue why I seized. I'm just very worried about having another one, and worried as to why I had this one to begin with. Any thoughts? Thank you all!
The week before my seizure, I did have some kind of viral illness. They tested me for mononucleosis which was negative, but I had every symptom of mono. They said sometimes viral illnesses can cause some brain swelling, which could have led to my seizure. Otherwise, they have no clue why I seized. I'm just very worried about having another one, and worried as to why I had this one to begin with. Any thoughts? Thank you all!